WE TERMS OF USE

1. Introduction

1.1 Welcome to WE. Thank you for visiting www.we.org (the “Site” for short) and/or our WE Day mobile and desktop application (we’ll collectively refer to them as the “Platforms”).
1.2 These terms of use (let’s call them “Terms” for short), together with our Privacy Policy (we’ll refer to it as the “Privacy Policy”), set out the terms that apply to your use of the Platforms. In these Terms, when we refer to “you” and “your” we mean you, the person using or visiting the Platform.
1.3 If you are under the age of 18 you must we ask that you seek parental or guardian (“Your Adult”) permission to use our Platforms. You should show these Terms to Your Adult and discuss it with them. We reserve the right to refuse access to any of our Platforms and/or any other services in the event such permission is not obtained and to verify consent.
1.4 Please read these Terms carefully before you use our Platforms. By using our Platforms, you confirm that you accept these Terms and agree to be bound by them. If you are under the age of 13, please read our Notice to Children Under 13 featured on the bottom footer of the Site and make sure that Your Adult provides the necessary permission before you consent to provide any personal information. If they don’t give permission, please don’t give us any personal information. Please also disable cookies in your browser and use the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on to disable tracking by Google Analytics (Your Adult can help if you don’t know how).

2. About Us

2.1 We are Free The Children (UK) and WE Education Limited, (collectively, “WE Charity” or “WE”).
2.2 If you have any questions about these Terms or the Platforms, or would like to contact us for any reason, please do so using the following details:
Address: Hanover House, 14 Hanover Square, London, W1S 1HP
Email: [email protected]

3. Access to and Use of Our Platforms

3.1 There is currently no charge for your use of the Platforms. You agree that we can change this at a later date as long as we let you know in plenty of time before we start charging for use of the Platforms.
3.2 You agree that we can make any changes to the Platforms that we want to and that we can stop making the Platforms available or limit access to it at any time. We do not have to tell you before we do this.
3.3 Anything that you may need to be able to access the Platforms, such as computers, mobile devices or internet access, is your responsibility and we don’t have to provide any of this equipment for you. You are also responsible for ensuring that no person uses your equipment to access the Platforms without your permission. We will be entitled to assume that anyone who accesses the Platforms using your equipment has your permission to do so and you will be responsible for any charges, costs or liabilities that may be incurred by any such persons while using your equipment.
3.4 You must not attack the Platforms with any nasty viruses or other things that might be harmful to the Platforms or any of our users. Any hackers or other trouble makers may be reported to law enforcement authorities.

4. Accounts

4.1 You may visit and browse the Platforms as an unregistered visitor but you must register for an account with us in certain circumstances (for example, to access our mobile application, register for events with us, make donations or complete challenges) (we call this your “Account”).
4.2 You have to be 13 years or older to create an account with us, so if you’re under 13, you will have to ask Your Adult to set up their own Account for you.
4.3 When registering for an Account, you must provide us with true, accurate, and complete information about you and keep this information up to date; otherwise we might not be able to provide you with access to certain services via the Platforms. For more information about how we will use the personal information that you upload to your Account please see our Privacy Policy.
4.4 Your Account is personal to you and so you must keep your username and password confidential, and must not disclose it to any other person or entity.
4.5 If you think that someone other than you has accessed your Account without your permission or if you lose your username or password, you must let us know immediately using the details set out at paragraph 2 above.

5. Uses of Platforms

5.1 Whether you have an Account with us or are just browsing our Platforms, you agree that you will not use the Platforms:
5.1.1 in any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation;
5.1.2 in any way that is unlawful or fraudulent, or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect;
5.1.3 for the purposes of or attempting to harm, bully, harass, intimidate or attempt to harm others in any way;
5.1.4 to send, upload, post or share:

5.1.5 to send or post any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar information.
5.2 Any information that you post to or upload to our Platforms (we’ll refer to it as Your Content) must:
5.2.1 be accurate, be genuinely held opinions and comply with applicable law in the UK and in any country from which they are posted;
5.2.2 not:

(a) contain any material which is defamatory, obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory;

(h) be likely to harass, upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person;

(i) be used to impersonate any person, or to misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person; or

(j) give the impression that it emanates from us, if this is not the case.

5.3 You warrant that you own (or are the licensee) of Your Content. By uploading or posting Your Content via the Platform, you hereby grant us and our affiliates a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty free, worldwide licence to reproduce, modify, adapt and use Your Content in connection with our provision of the Platform and/or any of our other services.
5.4 You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from and against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, actions or demands, including but without limitation reasonable legal fees resulting from or related to Your Content.

6. Third Party Links and Resources on Our Platform and Linking to Our Platform

6.1 You understand that the Platforms contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties which may not be under our control. We also have no control over the content of such sites or resources available on them and so cannot be responsible or liable for them or the content or resources on them in anyway.
6.2 Links to third party sites do not necessarily imply that we are or that the Platforms is affiliated or associated with such third party sites. If you do decide to visit any other Platforms, you do so at your own risk but should be aware that other third party sites may have their own terms and conditions, which we suggest you read carefully before proceeding.
6.3 You may link to any page of the Platforms, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. You must not frame the Platforms on another or establish a link in such a way as to suggest that we might be associated with another third party or Platforms where we’re not.
6.4 You agree that we can withdraw linking permission to the Platforms at any time and we do not have to tell you about this before we do so.

7. Intellectual Property Rights

7.1 We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in and to the Platforms and in any content, material, or services available on it.
7.2 You must not use any content from the Platforms for commercial purposes without our permission.
7.3 If you copy or use any part of the Platforms or the content, products or services made available through it in breach of the Terms, you will no longer have permission to use the Platforms and, in addition to any other rights we may have, we can require you to return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

8. Data Protection and Privacy

8.1 Any personal information that we collect from you as you browse and use the Platforms or make a purchase via the Platforms, will be collected and used in accordance with our Privacy Policy. To find out more about the data we collect from you and how we use it please read our Privacy Policy.
8.2 By accepting these Terms you are also consenting to our use of your personal data in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

9. Limitation of Liability

9.1 In these Terms we do not exclude or limit our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes death or personal injury arising from our negligence; fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
9.2 Subject to section 9.1, where it is permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to the Platforms, Platforms availability, our Services and any content on the Platforms and will not be liable to you for any loss or damage (whether direct or indirect), including any caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your internet-enabled device, software, data or other proprietary material, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with your:
9.2.1 use of, or inability to use, the Platforms;
9.2.2 use of or reliance on any content displayed on the Platforms; or
9.2.3 downloading of any content on the Platforms, on any website linked to the Platforms.

10. General

10.1 No one else has any rights under this contract against either us or you. This contract is between you and us. The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 does not apply to these Terms.
10.2 You can’t transfer your agreement with us to anyone else without our permission.
10.3 We may transfer this agreement to another organisation but we will let you know if we plan to do this and will ensure that the transfer will not affect your rights under the contract.
10.4 If we decide not to exercise or enforce any right that we have against you at a particular time, then this does not prevent us from later deciding to exercise or enforce that right.
10.5 If a court or regulator finds any part of these Terms illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable regulator, then, where required, that part shall be deleted from the Terms and the remaining parts of the Terms will continue to be enforceable.
10.6 These Terms and our Privacy Policy set out the full extent of our obligations and liabilities concerning the Platforms and any products or services provided through it and replace any previous agreements and understandings between us and you.
10.7 You agree that you will not have any remedy in respect of any untrue statement (whether made innocently or negligently) made to you upon which you relied in agreeing to these Terms other than any remedy you may have for breach of the express terms of these Terms.
10.8 These Terms and any non-contractual obligations arising out of them shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. To the extent that the law in which you are resident permits you agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

11. Changes to These Terms

11.1 We may make changes to these Terms from time to time. If we do this we will update the page where these Terms are available or, we will notify you via email of any changes that are significantly material to you. You continued use of our Platforms will be subject to the new terms either from the date we notify you or on the date that we update them on the Platforms in the case of immaterial changes.